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e. A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a simulation of an armed conflict. [1] Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to study the nature of potential conflicts. Many wargames re-create specific historic battles, and can cover ...
A video game, WarGames, was released for the ColecoVision in 1983 and ported to the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64 in 1984. It played similarly to the NORAD side of the "Global Thermonuclear War" game, where the United States had to be defended from a Soviet strike by placing bases and weapons at strategic points.
In Issue 23 of Moves (Oct-Nov 1975), Richard Berg commented, "Of more than usual interest is Maplay's Guerrilla, another game published in England.A tactical-level game that seems to be more operational than anything, this simulation of the guerrilla warfare in Indonesia in the '60's is a great deal of fun with its surprise attacks, helicopters and canoes and unknown victory conditions."
Space Combat (play-by-mail game) Spiral Arm (game) Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game. Starlord (play-by-mail game) Starship Command (play-by-mail game) State of War (play-by-mail game) Strategic Conflict. Strategic Imperial Conquest. Supernova II.
Fall Gelb: The Fall of France. Famicom Wars. Fantasy Empires. Fantasy General. Field Commander. Field of Fire (video game) Fifth Eskadra (video game) Fighter Command: The Battle of Britain. Fighting Steel.
Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities. . Military simulations are seen as a useful way to develop tactical, strategical and doctrinal solutions, but critics argue that the conclusions drawn from such models are inherently flawed, due to the approximate nature of ...
Risk is a strategy board game of diplomacy, conflict and conquest [ 1 ] for two to six players. The standard version is played on a board depicting a political map of the world, divided into 42 territories, which are grouped into six continents. Turns rotate among players who control armies of playing pieces with which they attempt to capture ...
The Strand War Game: The Strand Magazine: 1915: They Shall Not Pass: The Battle of Verdun, 1916: Avalanche Press: 2006: To the Green Fields Beyond: Simulations Publications, Inc. 1978: Trenchfoot: Bullets & Bayonets in the Great War: Game Designers' Workshop: 1981: Verdun: Conflict Games: 1972: Re-released by Game Designers' Workshop in 1978 ...